3+ day, 57+ min ago   (1130+ words) He’s not just an old crazy ego-maniac. He’s now clearly looney-tunes. Lake America, New America (because New Mexico is a “cheating state” he didn’t carry), “we own the moon”, the Arc de Trump? Take a look at Peter Baker’s column…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (698+ words) One of the reasons I write this letter to you each day is to arm you with the facts and analyses you need to respond to the garbage coming out of Trump’s Republican Party. Today I want to talk to…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (65+ words) Robert Reich | Substack A day to remember the importance of unions Let’s propose “Dolly Day” as a national holiday for voting when we don’t work from 9 to 5. The Eagle Has Molted "That's one small step for MAGA, one giant leap…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (689+ words) The latest casualty of Pete Hegseth’s disastrous tenure as Secretary of “War” is Dan Driscoll, who resigned Monday as Secretary of the Army after repeatedly clashing with the Heg. Driscoll isn’t a liberal in lion’s clothing. He’s an old friend…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (284+ words) Some are characterizing this primary season as a time of generational change in which young insurgents are winning against old farts. Case in point: today’s Massachusetts Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate, in which 80-year-old incumbent Ed Markey defeated 47-year-old…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1108+ words) The earnings of America’s largest corporations — the S&P 500 — surged by an astounding 53 percent over the past year. A widely watched measure of consumer confidence slipped in August as consumers fretted about future economic conditions, the Conference Board said this…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (308+ words) When the Supreme Court doesn’t want to decide on the legality of some issue, it often finds that a plaintiff lacks “standing” — that is, doesn’t have sufficient interest in the issue to merit the court’s involvement. Today, the five Trump-sympathizers…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (377+ words) I’m sorry for interrupting you again today but I need to inform you of a very serious matter. Trump is threatening the Center for American Progress, a prominent liberal think tank, with a $5 billion defamation lawsuit over a report concluding…...